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Nearly 100 Percent of Wood Pallets Are Recycled, Research Shows

Ninety-five percent of wood pallets are being recycled, according to preliminary research conducted by Virginia Tech. The study of the disposal of wood pallets at landfill sites, conducted over the last two years, shows that wood pallets are increasingly being reused as long as possible, and then are being converted to mulch, animal bedding, or biofuel.

World’s Largest Brewer Develops Greener Way to Put Bubbles in Beer

The world’s largest brewer is rolling out what it claims is a greener way to put bubbles in beer and reduce its CO2 emissions by 5 percent.

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‘Balancing Green’: What’s the Cost of Sustainability?

Few issues in supply-chain management are more polarizing than that of environmental sustainability.

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LNG Is Comparable to Other Fossil Fuels, New Report Says

There is no widely available fuel, including LNG, to manage climate change and local pollutants in tandem, according to a recent study by researchers at The University of Manchester.

Nestle Pledges to Make All Its Packaging Recyclable by 2025

Nestle wants to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, the Swiss food giant said on Tuesday, becoming the latest food company to vow to reduce plastic waste.

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Q&A: FedEx Finds Unexpected Benefits From New Fuel Technologies

Each business day, FedEx serves over 220 countries and territories with more than 600 aircraft as well as more than 190,000 on-road and off-road vehicles, which includes around 132,000 company-owned vehicles. The shipping company, which has $60 billion-plus in revenue, operates on an immense scale.

Fake Meat Might Feed Your Dog and Save the Planet

In America’s food-obsessed landscape, the quickest route to a new idea is to look for something already being done — and then make it vegan. Wild Earth Inc., a startup based in Berkeley, California, is doing that to pet food with lab-created proteins. Translated, that means fake meat for Fido.

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Shell Foresaw Climate Dangers in 1988 and Understood Big Oil’s Big Role

A Dutch journalist has uncovered Royal Dutch Shell documents as old as 1988 that showed the oil company understood the gravity of climate change, the company’s large contribution to it and how hard it would be to stop it.

Hershey to Spend $500M Making More Sustainable Kisses

Hershey Co. is spending $500m in the hopes of producing its iconic chocolate Kisses from more sustainable cocoa.

Maritime Regulator Seeks to Overcome Deep Divisions on Shipping Emissions

The world’s top maritime regulator faces deep political divisions as it tries to map out a plan at meetings in London this week to cut carbon emissions across the shipping industry.

Understanding of Benefits Drives Sustainability Management Software Market Through 2023

The market for sustainability management software is expected to grow at 7-percent CAGR between 2017 and 2023, according to a new study from Market Research Future.

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